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NATHAN STONECIPHER, OF d,GAMBRIDGE CITY, INDIANA.

Letters Pztent No. 79,609, dated July 7 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN TRACK-CLEARERS FOR HARVESTERS.

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To ALL WHOM 1T MAY conocen:

Be it known that I, NATHAN SToNEoIPunu, of Cambridge City, Wayne county, Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in 'lrack-Clearers for Grain and Grass-Harvesters.

My improvements consist in attaching to the baekiof the dividing-point :t crooked arm, provided with socket and tail-piece, which is cone-shaped, having at itssmall end a projection, which'its into recesses lat the front end of the sockets, and also providing the dividing-point with lan upright knife for cutting the tangled grass, and'also providing a hole at the bottom of the socket for the dust to pass out, as I do not Adesign to use grease or oil on my lrevolving cone. y

To en'able others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation; and I do hereby declare that thc following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the lcttersof reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my track-clearer.

Figure 2 is a. sectional view of the socket.

Figure 3, the other heli` of the socket.

Figure 4 is the revolvingV cone.

A, in lig. I, is thedividing-point.

B, in iig. I, the upright knife.

C, in iig. l, the socket, also seen at'iigs. 2 and 3.

Y D is the revolving cone, also seen at iig. 4. l

Eis the projection, at front end of cone D,also shown at iig. 4.

F, in figs. 2 and 3, forms the socket for the projection E, and holds it securefroui coming out, while it revolves freely.

G G, in figs. 2. and 3, are holes, through which screws are inserted to hold the two pieces together to form the socket. f

G G, in fig. 1, shows the screws, which hold them together.

H, in iig. I, is a hole to letthe dust pass out, also shown in Iigs. 2 and 3.

I, in iig. 1, shows where the arm of the socket. is secured to the back ond of the dividing-point or fingerbnr by means of a holt or screw.

I, iniig. 2, a hole for inserting bolt or screw.

K K K I Ii K are holes in the buck ond of the revolving cone to receive the sticks L L L L L-L, as 'shown in-iig. I.

The knife B should be inode of good steel, about one and o, half inch wide, and suiiiciently high to eut any tangled grass, and should belirnily secured back of and on top of the dividinglpoiut.

I make thesocket G and its arm of castiron.

yI also make the cone D of cast iron, `and`insert it between the two halves of the socket C, which are rmly secured together-'by means of screws, as soon at G G in iig. I.

'Ihe stiche L L, shown in tig. I, should be secured in the holes K K, as seen in tig. 4, and be suihciently long to throw the grass out oi' the track, and they should be set at n proper angle, that the endsvwill catch and turn the cone D. Said sticks should be bent at the outer ends. c

Thejoint I should be loose, so as to allow the arm ofthe socket to rise und fall freely.

It will be seen that, as the dividiug-point moves forward, the knife B will cut any tangled grass which it may come in cout-uct with. And the cone I) being set at an obtuse angle with the line'of the dividing-point, the sticks L L L having their-ends on the ground as the point m'ovcs forward, the cone D will turn around and throw` Ythe grass from the track. v

I will here state that I am aware thatv i'ollingcones have been used for the purpose, revolving on an axis '19, eos 2 passing through a. hole in the centre, and furnished with a. joint-clearer to prevent the grass winding around the axle. I do not claim any of those devices separately, or as used by Abner Whiteley; but

What I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The ombination of the revolving cone D and socket 0,. when used as a track-clearer, in combination with a grain or grass-cutter, the whole being constructed, arranged, andoperated substantially as above described.

NATHAN STONECIPHER.

Witnesses: IHos. A. DUGDALE, JAMES HUGnEs. 

